Marta, Livius et al.: The Late Bronze Age Settlement of Nyíregyháza-Oros „Úr Csere” (Satu Mare, 2010)
IV. Liviu Marta - Nagy L. Márta - Daniel V. Sana: Ceramics
vessel from Oros, found on the bottom of the ditch, in a complete state, very probably represents a deposition made intentionally. Depositions, in a ritual context, of storage vessels, on the outskirts of some settlements, was found at Petea-Csengerisma and Lazuri, this time together with other vessels116. Ember Protectors Only one such fragment was discovered in the settlement of Oros. Its shape cannot be identified: it can be assumed that it has cone-shaped body, provided with small and frequent holes. In the the Hajdfibagos-Cehăluţ cultural environment such shapes are known from the settlement of Crasna117. In the north-west of Romania, such ember protectors started to be used in the Otomani II stage118. During the Late Bronze Age the shape was poorly used, both within the Suciu de Sus culture, as well as in its (and Hajdfibagos-Cehăluţ cultural group’s) immediate subsequent stage119. Cups A large number of cups or mugs were discovered on the site, either in a complete or a fragmentary form (105 items being included in the database). Most of them are made of fine paste, a large part of them are decorated and the colour of the vessels is variable. Type 1: Globular flattened cups. Variant lAa: Cup with an out-curved rim, tall, arched neck, flattened globular body and a ring-shaped foot; the handle starts just from above the rim and goes down up to the shoulder. In some cases, in the middle area, the cups have vertical channels and knobs (PI. 7/1, 39/7). Such table ware is common in the archaeological material of the Tumuli culture120. On the other hand, given their early 116 Marta 2009, p. 86-87. 117 Bejinariu-Lakó 2000, PL 5/6, 23/3. 118 Bader 1978 Pi. XIX/3,4; Bader-Dumitraşcu 1970, Pl. 7/4. 119 As an example, in the settlement of Petea-Csengersima only two shards were discovered from complexes of the Suciu de Sus culture (and some from the cultural layer) and only one item belonging tot the Lăpuş II-Gáva I cultural horizon (Marta 2009, p. 34, 76). 120 Kovács 1966, PI. 6/16; Kovács 1975, PI. 13/3; Trogmayer 1975, PI. 38/426/3; Hänsel-Kalicz 1987, PI. 8/47. 33
